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JThe entertal 2 tertaininent given under 1 White Lawn s vt iz ‘were in attendance. . Bfamme wa lne)y « Tetently we bought a speetat lot of fius mempers of; urkish Hath Towels from a whole- | he cast scqei uqn-avu with marked ability. sale house which was left on their hands through a cancel order, The ‘The Venetian flower ‘dance fowels are perfect in every way, & for pecially attractive; more than Hood effect in this num| eral aux were r-md lld .lk‘l 3.0 gy e o.. less ¥0od size towel, 2:x44 inches, with| tho zrin_Go Dragh was colored borders, ved and blue. More- | 8t Putrick's here K 9ay. 'l'ne erd over, these ‘“horders are guaranteed gast color. They are a good value at members of the cam. Ore-half the net eriertalnment “ig the expenses mu 46, but whila they last you can share to aselst in ARe profit with us, (hoice at 39¢ each, WHITE LAWN 3t any one should tell you that you} could buy & regular 2ic yard White Lawn for 12 1-2¢ yard, naturally, you avould be anxious to know wWheéte 1o anie H::{-:é'c:mm u.m, #e to get it mestic counter; here is theé trick ‘that il let We bou;‘m_.ui. ‘White Lawn as mill spotted or dam- aged, but in opening it we found wholé pleces without any all; Some with a few spots hers and there that can hardly be noticed; dut: this aves not the #0060 quality is marked with the spot- hvz:o ted one. Your choice at 12 1-2¢ -; e ¥ard, as long as it lasts. The H. QMurray(b Agents for Ladies’ Home Jourmal - Paper Patterns. ’ calm Cus Vi s b Yoy onetian Right here at our do- Evelyn roun, S“f‘ Beatrice 'Bill, Ad- Howlef Yo “da le Korner, Grace Jaco ride, 3 The Death ot Misses Verns ’ el Hastingt, Deans Bl Allee B salos, . li.,-ullnm (h) Mary, w Crusade, a Actl o4 damage at make any differente; ahoney, Mrs. Samiiel “tAmerican Art dnd. Aftists) “Mahy ‘s model's hair, is rufned’ lnfi wn.t:' Have You not ¢ from the jideal ‘ergwning to a fldod codrse, e Mnll it T custiy, miade ‘Em powder is easly made in or at home. tone and stir well. mtul over the it out thoroughly. - balr {8irt,, ol ana uff, ;and amot mum the hair beautifully soft, zlossy, witu uu flatural tened. is 1 is better hair mwnr S amatone.” 15 Union Sireet. Terms strictly emw' LAUNDRY 50“’5 BEST NAPTHA SOAP & H. Green Trading S Free. - BEST BORAX SOAP - 6 bars for 25¢ and. 10 &H Smnps Free.' h.‘.mw """"Wcmllllumv“'. Mechanics' Dept. Store || 5 puting every B dollar into bonds, war~ rants and first mortgages on real estate. These are the kind of securities that are safe and solid today, tomorrow, and fifty years from now. Your savings should be safeguarded. The Willimantic Savings Institate H. C. MURRAY, President. Easter Offerings —atee Established 1842 o8~ teen Mundred paper flowers were used. o abls than [ those he rendered sq .&‘:‘.’&‘G.xy when | was held in defray- | mass, t to the run- | of Clints s hoapital - 'Fhe Rosehit, e Sew. Ada | trom New York, New Haven Blow, Blow, Winees wnu -~ hm-m Mal- Flower ‘hum ‘?!um. ‘Webber, “g y; ins, Fletdn Hflrl- Mazrion n%o-?-"; l?ldhl Be Beanmont, ‘Cheabro Jhry Macguire, Mrs. Frank P. Feu m often | APLY. Wil tresses deteri- e Mkm '::; @ ‘dry | Kaptern h the the mll Put a half ‘pound 9f-vorn meal in a jar, add four b":‘fi ch “Corn meal cleanses the scalp and N. D. WEBSTER, Treasurér. thres m%": * W - ack, 9: I3, John S the all ® _Pro- {sion.” tommittes was in charge of the erfangements for the evening: _Ade~. lard Bacon, Arthur Lni'leuh ireniee LaFleur and Wiltrid Gagnoh. FuN:RAL. Mrs, Ellen E. Grady. The funeral of Mrs. E:fi B Grady Wedneaday from the resi- on | dence of hlar, Mrs. P, F. Mo- 304 Jackson strest, Wedtnes- raing at $.45 o'clock, and was -#ay mo; plfllcuhr -.1? m followed by services at St. Joseph's church at 8 o'clock. Rev. M. J. Lynch the | was the czlcbrlllt of n ulem High D u° servi e Robart, Bri b; N8, Bang Ave Maria, O Salutaris, by Hargitt. tives and friends were present Hart- lintot, Worcester Providence, 2nd Boston The bedrer Clinton, Mass, William r. drady -na John B. Gnl! of New aven, ‘sns of the King of New York and b. b momny ,of this “city, ‘sons-in-law, and Mat- thew ‘Byrnes of Clinton, Mdse, Bur~ iai was in 8t Joseph's cemetery. Rishard Mail. \wd, of Nv:hnni Hall, who diea April 14, was brought to| Mdm Bday ‘morning on the train from Providence: . A service was held in Eimore & Shep a5’ chapel on North street and then taken. to South Coven- try and buried in Nathan Hale ceme- tery. Rev. Mr. Dodd was the officiat~ ing clergyman, and also condueted a committal service at the -grave, Thomas B. Armstrong’s Body Arrives The body of Thomas B. Armstrong arrived in this city n—.m Buckhannot, W. Va., quneldl)‘ ahd was taken in chu by P Directors Elmore pgam. aiid Will be taken te the T relatives in South Coventry to nvnh the funeral, [EASTERN QONN!chQU? BRANCH Of Woman's lurd of -Congregational Missiéns Holds Spri; 9 Meeting with Local Church. The. spring * meeting of the Tastern omueuenr. branch of the Woman's muuml Mluhms was at the First Congre- nrch in_this city. it was h' n\lmut1 m.?fig:‘l:n(es ;;om s in oW by Mon and Windham counties. Miss rd of Colchester, president stern. Cpnnecticut branch, The meeting Was called to. order shortly m nft o'cloek in the c::nel to that there 'wis a-short so- clal -~ meeting. The officers of thé tern Conhecticut branch who were and took part in the meeting Pruldent, Miss Abby Willards, Col- ester; vice presidents, Mrs. S. H. i Mrs. J. M. Hunting- Norwich; ' Mrg. J. L. Randail, oton; Miss Kate Huntley, New Lon- lon; Mrs. Fred W. Lester, Norwich; roots, removing every particle of | Mrs, Herbert J. Wyckoff, Norwich: ne | recording. secretary, Miss Emeline 6 | Smith, ‘New . London treasurer, Miss color | Anna Learned, New London. no ’me r.xgllng was_formally opened iging of a bymn by the del- m;flofl. Mrs. Dixon VanZandt of this “being-the plano accompanist. Then there . was ..responsive - reading, fol- lowed by- prayer offered by Miss Abby g7 Buune Smith of New Lon- don/seeretary of the branch, read an mmhw report of the last quarterly teld in New London, which was ufanimously accepted as read. Treasurer’s Report. lm- /Anna Learned of New London, tressirer, reported the receipts from ‘Jamuary ‘to April, 1911, to have been $3.353.96. The ‘recélpts” for the same period in 1910 were $2,482.96, a falling arned gave er of appor- of finances. among -the ehurchu “The report of the treasurer wams approved ‘ag read. @ccordance with a vote passed by thet- mum. Miss Willard, president of the' breneb, appointed. the following nominating” committee: Miss E, P. Woodward, Willimantic Mrs. G EAFNESS CANNOT by local upplications, as tiiey cannot ich the Blaeased Doriion’ OF the. ear ‘e is only one way to cure de: fets, and that is by constitutional rem- edies. ness i3 caused by an in- fl?m%d condition of the mucous lining fhe Bustachian Tube = When this i infismeq you have a rumbling f ect hearing, and. when o anumy Closed deatness 18 the Te: us the Indammation can t and this tube restorod to ot cnndman hearing will bhe éstroyed fore nine cases out of on wre caused by Catarrh, wiich 15 nothing but an inflamed ocondition of 1VW surfaces. give One Hunaréa Dollars ¢ase of Deafness (caused by rn) 3. cannot be cured by Hall's arrh Cure. Send for circulars. free. "Toledo, O. uggists. lmlly Pile tor conati- OTHER GRAY'S EET POWDERS OR CHILDREN ’flk' bfilfi' The Sound Slesp of Good Health Can not, be overestimated, and any ail- ment that prevents it is a_menace to bealth. Sout! Eau Claire, says: “I have béen unable to sleep soundly nights, because of pains foross my back and sorencss of iy neys. My appetite was very poor gnd_my general condition was much down. I have been taking Foley Kidney Piils bt & short fime and now sleep as sound as a rock, my general & m 18 _greutly improved, and 1 that Foley Kidney Pilis have me.” Lee & Osgood Co. Kioked by a Mad He iumm Birch of Beetown, Wis., had r narrow escape from losin, o8, ll no doctor could heal the fright- ful sore that developed, but at last den's Arnica Salve cured it com- plétely. It's the greatest healer of ui- 2 urns, boils. eczema, scalds, cuts, ©coldsores, bruises and plies on Try it, e, at Lee & Osgood ow s were Daniel | | gork :nmlee meeflns-. “l?f'fi 2! sz n!ténl;d al vi perso; ot the New York meetings, Entertained - at. Lunch. A devotional service followed these reports, after which an was taken for lunch, ladies wors eitertain in the chureh parlors by- the Willimantic foeimbers bt the branch. In the Probate Court. In the robne court, Wednhesday omins‘. ‘h fig application of P. F. L ST Sheehan, late of Windham, estate, Archie H. Gallup was appointed & ministrator on the estate of -George E. Bates, late of Scotland, Wednesday, g: Jiidge Jaméy A. Shea of the pro- te court, Baquest fér Sairth Coveritry Employe. Among the bequests in the will of the late Henry F. Dimock, recently filed for_probate. in New York, was one for Thomas J. Sears for the sum of $2,000. Mr. Sears was employed by Mr. Dimock for years and had the general supervision of the stable at Mr. Dimock's country home in South Coventry, WEDDING, Yorracta o ox—Sypher. Chailes W. Wilcox and Miss Evelyn Sypher were united in marriage Wed- nesday evening at 8 o'clock at “the Baptist nue, by. of the church. will make their home in New London, where Mr, Wilcox is embloyed as 4 carpenter. Harold Horten: Wins. Sauthern Bride. Invitations are out for the marriage of Btta Hnncock Sampson, daughter of Mrs. 8. M. i«m .of Richmond, Va., ald nnrom Mclien Horton of Utica, N. Y. The wedding will take place May 2 at 6.30 o'cleck in the Porter street Presbyterfan chirch, Richmond. M#. Horton -is a son. of Rév. H. G. Horton, a former-pastor of the loeal Methodist. Episcopal church, :aid 18 well known in this city. He.s a gra tatz of Windham.High school with the class of; 1802. - At.present he is an in- structor in the high school at Utiea, N. Y. Local Notes. Franklin H. Elmore of the. firm: of Blmore & Shepard was ‘taken seriousiy il with the grip Tuesdgy. ‘His condi- tion bacame “eritical in the. evénins and he was removed to the -private hospital for- trestment. ‘Town Clerk Frank P. Fenton .has] a4 tamhber .of les of the twenty-fourth report ‘of ‘thé buredc of fabor_statistics for the two vears end- ing November 10, 1910, for distrjbution in-the town' of Windham: Frank P, Fenton, simhiaistrates on the estate of the late Willard D. Pem- ber, together with Willard F. Pember and Clara M. ° Pember, - transferred property on Lebanon avenue to Burton A. Clough and wife. Phe papers in the trahsfer were drawn by Attorney George W. Melony. Personal; Roderick -F., Sullivan of Norwich was in Willimantic Wednesday. Miss Bdna Martin of Temple street is entertaliing Miss Georgia Ger- maine of Boston. Arthur DeVillers of Temple street was in Boston Wednesday, attending the wedding of a friend. Mr. and Mrs, B. F. Snow of Provi- dence were guests Wednesday of rel- atives and friends in Willimantic. Mrs. Joseph A; Risey and children of Hartford are visiting at the home of Mr..and Mrs. M. Conway of 75 Oak street: - Miss A..C. Hartley left on the 4.07 express 'Wednesday afterfioon for a visit with relatives and friends in Al- berta, Canada. ° Rev. F. D. Sargent of Putnam ‘was a Willimantic visitor Wednesday and celled on Rev. W. S, Beard, pastor of the_ First Congregational church. Raymond Parker, Kenneth Hillhouse and William Burns left on the 4.07 express Wednesday afternoon for New Haven to resume their studies at Yale. Miss Gertrude Feiner left for Prov- idence Wednesday forenoon 16 “see her aupt, Mrs. Kalem_Abeis, who is in a serious condition as a result of a shock Sustained Sunday. "COLCHESTER. Death of Burdette Potten—New Britain Visitors Catch, hteen Trout. Mrs. Emma _Stebbins’ léft town on Wednesday for a few days’ visit with Mrs, Frank Browning in . Lebanon, During her visit she attended the meeting of the New London County Pomona grange in Norwich, Moving to Scotland. ¥red B. Willoughby -went to_Scat. land Tuesday with a load of his house. hold geods to-the farm which he re- cently purchased. Burdstts Potter Dead. Word was received here Tuesday of the death of Burdette Potter at Ivory- ton. Mr. Potter was a graduate of the class of '06 in Bacon academy. He has been working for one of the in- surance companies in Hartford since graduating- The Willing Workers, an auxiliary of the grange, met at the home of Mra 1da Wagner Tuesday afternoon. Leverett Manwaring of Lebanon waa here Tuesday. Henry Spafford and son of Hebren were in town Tuesday In their touring car. Mrs. Willlam E. Strong and Capt. Henry W. Abell left Tuesday for a HORLICK’S lMghIallouln MALTED MILK The Feod-drink for All Ages. Malelzu‘kl:fd than Tea or Coffee: written by Mes. Miss Willard impressions ige James A. Shea grant- Bheechas, state of Owen to sell certain real estate belonging to the ufi“%‘&.“m Ivofynm We}’ql iy Mm x“f naral of Bur s Chapmas was jn Nor- wih w M‘Erl‘ol Satem was in mgn. M etnen 1l B. Bm.ples has retnmod from ‘Waterford, where he has been for sev- eral months working at-the carpenter’s Mluel Nellle and Hleanor Rose re- turned Tuesday fram -several .weeks' visit in Washington, D. C. David 'S, Day of Bridgeport is at his home oh Norwich, avenue, Caught Eightssn Treut. A. N. Lewis gnd son of New Britain, mho are-at -the: &iooTeltM %ml Broadway, W u and flltui’ned with @ ll.flll eighieen Oy md mn%l'wn ames_ Jl' Wfll in Norwich ricell, Wednesday. in-his touring DANIELSON- 2 Hartford Honors for Henry E. Church —Burgesses to Look After Truck—Moosup ~Girl Marries ' Man Whe Has Wih in South Boston. H E. Church, formerly of this place, where he tegided for several years, and cnnauma a_clothing store gn Maig sirect has been appolnted bg' maye o f Hari(ord chairmar of & bum'd’o for that city. The ;’.5‘;:%" pri °fau Church lve Omes, an r. urc s re- celying the mnmwhunn- of many friends. tipresent head of the ny jof this place and i company of Put- issippi r“,L Jacobs started ’Wedna;fdfiy 9 ; to Mississi 1. @0 al and will mal !everal TgtoDs en, ute. One of tha places to be visited is Washington. From fhere- they’ ‘will go to other southern poitits and will then return Water to sthelr e here. Mrs. ‘alter . Jacobs -will accompany them on their return ‘trip. They will be awry ‘M\lt “éne month, d Mes. ExH. Jacobs are ex- pscml nnmsxrom thte south this week. ‘Daricing. Class Reception. Miss:Allce Knight gave a recep- er “classes in dancing at the in“Phutnam Wednesday evening. Knight will return to her “Home Qt Manchester-by-the-Sea ‘tomorr lunezsbu MEET. Vch te Sell Fire, Bell—Committes to Inspect Trucks. A- special_meeting. of the burgesses. held. Tuesday. evening. It was N the old fire bell to Max the Tate of Sc per hun- red pounds, he Yaving made this of- fer to thé; borough: The bell will be faken down by Amndrew Meech. The mstter of dlaposine of the old fire bell fower was not settled at the meeting; _soon, however, for | jts disposal The. matter of a ladder truck was considered by the meeting, and it was voted that the fire com- mittee, together with the fire chief, inspect the second band truck. that was offered to the borough and also any. new trucks which might interest them while. at_the Jealer’s factory in Providence. . They ,will go Friday to make the inlpemon. It was also vo- ted to ascertain from a local wheel- wright what the probable cost would be of repairing the. old truck, that it might be of good.service to thg bor- ough. No action was taken at the meeting of the charter commiasion, as several memberg were absent and out- of town. . ik Farl Pilling of Dedham, Mass., spent Wednesday with hig parents, Mr. and Mrs, George Pillllig: | Two Games. T The Killingly high school baseball team hag-arranged: for two games this week. On. Friday, they will play_the Putnam high school at Putnam. - Sat- irday at; Dayeille, Killingly high will play the Tri-Village nine. Debating Socisty to Meet. “The Marietta Kiés Debating soci- ety will hold a meeting at the High School hall Friday afternoon. The formal debate will be, Resolved, That ‘Women Should ve Bqual Suffrage | Fights with Men! ° The aMrmative Bpeakers will be Arthur Talmadge and | ohn O'Nell. The negative side will Tepresented by -Miss Alice: Morris- ett and,Katherine Whitg. An infor- mal_debate- will be-held on, Resolved, That, the: Horse "Is'as Useful as’ the ‘Automobi] ; A-J. Beckley is’Confined o his home, suffering _with muscular rheumatism. | Joseph, LaBelle “was ' renewing ac- quaintances. in towhn Wednesday. Formed Modsl of St. Alban’s. A pretty Eastér entertainment wa: that given: at St:’Alban’s-at the Su Gay school festival- A complete moy SF7f the onuroh jddifice. Was assern. bled inéne exergise by the different classes each reciting- appropriate lines as they put the parts together.. When completed - it m#de an exact model about five-feet high of St. Alban's. It was the “handiwork-of- 8. 8.-Stone. Physicians of the town will attend the meeting of the Windham County Medical soclety ‘at Putnam today.- Local beople \attended the ball of the Fifth company.at Norwich Wed- nesday evening. Interest in Appraisers’ -Findings. The item in- Wednesday's Bulletin concerning the award of . ddmages against the Nashawaug Electric Pow- er company, as given by the apprais- ers’ findings -was read with interest by local people. The People's Light and Power company-of this place has bought a centrolling interest in this company now. has.charge of the plant at PleMfield. ~The total amount of es awarded to the applicants is less than $150. Engineer C. 8. Freneis was at work Wednesday laying the lines for ‘the new theater to be built. by W. S. Brown on Center street. Seniors -Rehearse Play. » The senfor class at Killingly high school is arranging to present a play in town pall. The cast will be from the members of the class. Sidney Marland attended the recep- tion of Miss Knight's dancing classes at Putnam Wednesday evening. Defeated Soldiers. At the armory Tuesday evening the Tri-Village nine defeated the Thir- teenth company, C. A. C, at indoor ROWELL HAD A WIFE irt from Meosup to m.—ry»,u.m. % s ke Fire | Muuaummnw-“ Sprague Man Buys Local Btores John Morin fnjures Eye—Alfred E. S'"" Arrested” for . Whipping & oree, - . 4 ‘Thomas McGarry of Hartford is spending a few days in Putnam, ‘Wilfred Benost ‘was in Boston Wed- nesday. T Citpany for Hopaiale 0] iny -’ of oy 4180 to- m‘vfi““’ D. C.-a8 ndocistion ts Must. m‘ma ineeting o b ‘Windham 'Co Medieal to. b hell‘g e zm gmu fl. Cm‘mm chu i’ S’Phdfluz‘mmfh r and H. F. Wilder attend- et ‘of the Charlotts club in ednesday. Mr- and Mrs. Roy Burgess of Wor- cester VMM relatives in this city on Wednesda: w. Man Buys Store. Jamee Sullivan has sold his grocery store to C: F. Sharron of Sprague. Attehded Hartford Mesting. Rev. F. D. Sargent attended a meet- ing of the directors of the Connecticut Missionary society in Hartford Wed- nesday. ; Injured Eye, John Morin, foreman of the Putnam Light and Power company, was se- veraly injured about the left: eye Wed- nesday motning by a ehip which-flew from & pole he was chopping. -The accident occurred near tha sub-station on Arch street. Although the eye was badly cut, his sight will probably be saved - Mr. Morin was taken.to. the Day Kimball hospital. Shaw to Catch for Wauregan. Chatles K. Shaw bas ™ signsd as catcher with the Wauregan team of the Easterh Connecticiit league. ! Miss Mae Sabih of Hartford has ‘been spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sabin, on_Florence streat. Mrs, J. B. Kent left, Wednesday morning for Boston to atlend the for- tieth anniversary of the’ n's Bap- tist Forefgn Missionary, socfety. Arrested for Whipping Horss. . Wednesday morning Captain Murray arrested Alfrad- E. Haryey, driver for Horace* K. Deming~of South . Wood- stock; for ‘whipping a- horse: - Harvey drove up to J.-W. Dike's:aitomobile, which ‘was standing near the postoffice, and when the horse ‘became nervous and started to -back ‘Harvey applied the whip with vigor; leaving several bleeding welts about the horse's head and flanks. A crowd quickly gathered, but Harvey paid no attention to: their proteste and. continued to drive up and down Main street. Byron D; Bugbee furnished bonds for Harvey's appear- ance in the city court'this (Thursday) morning. Horsemen who know the animal_say it is vicious and ‘might have smashed things up if Harvey had lost control. Class. Day _Assignments. Class day parts have been assigmed to seniors at the Putnam High .school as follows: Prophecy, Marjorie Rich- ardson; history, Marion ' Renshaw; will, Eli2abeth Russell; souvenirs, Bes- sie_ Carpenter. Parties are being made '-up. from lodges in Norwich, New Londan, Willi- mantic, Hartford, New HBritain, Meri- de, Worcester and Providence.to. at- tend different nights during the’ Biks’ air. Questions for Voters to Decid . The city council has voted to put:the question of purchasing Wilkinson park ‘before the voters' of the vity gt a spe- cial meeting to be held in_ the city court room next Tuesday. . The’, price of the park is $650. At the same meet- ing the quéstion off 6if sprinkling will | be brought up to see if an. appropria- tion of .$800 ;will be made and to. au- thorize .the .mayor. to -borrow the said sum until the assessments can b2 col- |lected. ed i Boston NOANK Many Attend D. of A. whist on-Wed- nesday Eveaing—items Noted About the Villag. The Daughters of America: held a public whist in their Tooms on Front ktreet Wednesday evening, A large number was present. John Horseford of High street-has gone to. New York on the Raymond 3. Anderson, which recently left the rd. Ah}\”r{?mr Johnson has arrived in the illage as the guest of friends and rel- atives. John McMillen is visiting friends in New York. Miss Btbel Wood Latham of Pearl street has gone to Moosup to visit friends. Mr. and_Mrk, Frank Lamphere and daughter Utsula, who Rave been visit- ing friends here, have returned to: New London. Arthur Tuttle and Moses Wilbur have returned from a short business trip to Spring Hill. Mrs. Rachel Wilcox of Spring street is _entertaining Miss Helen Miner of ‘Waterford. Mrs. - Owen Williams of = Church in New London. nard McDonald is il at his home on_Prospect hill. Miss Abble Ashbey has returned from a lengthy visit to friends in Po- quonnock. Mrs. George Cutten is visiting rela< tives in Boston. Has Gone to Portland. John Singer has been engaged firesnan on ihe steamer Rowland Wil ox .which ‘left Monday for -Portland, Sies Helen Rathbuii® of Chureh street visited friends in New London Tuesda. Midsos Pearl and Maude Garson have returned from a visit to thelr sister, Mrs. Walter Wolverton, in New London. Miss Grace Nelson of Prospect hill has returned from a brief visit with friends in New London. New Britain—Rev. J. E. Klinberg. manager of the Children's ot pects the house purchased at R Heights will be ready for occu about two weeks. It will for-20 childrep. In Use For Over Thirty Years Trout of 13 1-2 Iuh..--Anm Brews- ter Fanning Chapter Met at Mrs. S. P. Greene's. | i Mrs. J. E. Phillips and Mrs. A. M. Brown go to Boston tgday, where Mrs. Brown will attend the Cushing acad- emy_reunion. John E, Murtha caught two_fine trout’ Wednesday,one- measuring 13 1-2 inches and the other 11 inches’ Harry Wakefleld went to Montville Monday to be -émployed' in the riew Uneas' paper mill. Well Known Conductdr Dead. The death of Condnctor - Michael Hurley ih Providence. was read with interest in Jewett. City, as he was well known to the.traveling public, and also because he: was a resident here years ago, and. was m-nmo)'ed in} Slater's mills. . The Ladies' soclety of the.Congre- gational church hold a meeting at the parsonage this evening. wchHC*AFT 4N CONNEGTICUT D. A R. Moeting ’hnrt Paper. on® Thh The Anne Brewster Fanning chap- k&r D. A. R, were entertained at Mrs. Greene's home, by ‘Mrs. Greene Snd Mise. Fiorone. Wakenerd, Wed: day aftérnoon. Miss Martha Brew- ster, the regent, gave a- report of the annual _state ~ business meeting held recently” in Putnam. The paper for this meeting was written by Mrs. F. €. Whiting and the subject was Witch- craft in Connectic The mumber of lives taken for this cause in colonial Connecticut ‘geems to have been nine, all in the years 1647-62. "After 1662 no more blood was shed here on this ground. 1647-97, between the first indictment and the last, allowing a doubtful case, 28 persons in all were ‘accused of the crime. before the courts ef Connecticut and New Haven colonies, seven of them, or one-fourth, in a.single “flur- ry,” that of 1662. Three wete 11 Haven, 1 .. The foundation In the exact half-century, | witchcraft laws was the Mosalc ¢ dp,‘ BEx. 22-18, -and ‘Le 7, and Deu. 27-10 as authority. The first was re- | garded as binding as any other com- mandment; why. not the second? The Connecticat law of and the New Haven statute of 1655 read that ev- éry witch shall be put to death ac- cording to Scripture. The first capi- tal case in Connectieut is assigned to March, 1646, according -to . Winthrop's journal. = A person of .Wirdsor . w but -to’ death at Hartford... Thero is some confusion regarding the mat- ter, as it is not in the records of the Hartford particular court, zior in the local annals of Windsor’= or Hart- ford; The first, cértain exetution was that of Mary Johnson of Wethsrsfield at Hartford in 1649. Goodwife Knapp was™ one_of the' most -notable of the witcheraft cases. Salem craze in 1692, Falrfield, this state, was the ene spot nConnecti- cu€ -which ‘was affected ‘and.that ac- tual blood was not shed' was-because the magistrates.did not casry out sen- tence, The 'accused was - doubtless quietly. released, as she or her double was alive fifteen years later, - As early as 1666 in the general court .of Con- necticut, it was ordered that all te timonies and records be Kept in writ- ing and to that faot is due the knowl- edge ‘later generations have -of the matter. In: other American’: colonies the superstition -survived -much later than in° New England; the.water cure ordeal was practiced in Virginia in 1712 and what Hutchinson. said late in the eighteenth century has mever Dbeen contradicted: - that more have been put to death in a-single county.in | The Food That Wms Its Way At the time of the | 'flm {0 Trade in Jewet Bty WE HAVE THE LARGEST and Best Stock of Confectionery, Soda Water and Postal Cards in town, at WM. JOHNSTON'S. 5. J. BOTTOMLEY & S0ON, General itepatr Shop, Bicyele and: Automobile Repairing Oll_and Gasoline ‘for sals. Wow und Up-to-date Hotel ta oo partieinr. IKA _Z. £3WIS Proprie T CLEABNGE SLE CONTIES at The Beston Ory Goode Stzre, Das- felson. Some discounts for our Customers another week; Al Bargainis on every counter in the store B'mm goods mow. . __ames B Eeeet ue HARRY E. BACK, .‘_‘le“flu' PATENTS Protect your idea. Handsome 63« page Gnide 2ook Free. Phoenix Block, Danielson, Conr. oct1TuThS Tngland, in a short space of than have' suffered in all New land from the first settlement to thi time. BALTIC Thomas Mathews and Mrs. Cleopi LeBlanc of High street were united | marriage Tuesday evening by Fev U._O. Bellerose. Douville brothers are having a new veranda built in front ef their place of_business on Railroad street. William Reeves of Thompsonville is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry marria Michalson, Dottico Sprague. Louis Boucher, who has been all winter, is able to be about, Many men from the surrounding towns are attending the men’s mis- slon, Miss Agnes Donahue is passing the week wnh Dr. and Mrs. Shechan of New, Havel Aidrew Kingsvury of Norwich was a guest Wednesday of his sister, Mrs, George Haling, on Depot Hill. The public school opened Monday for the spring term, n ths of the Cotn. dchcloully fhvomd lnd toasted to a sweet, crisp lm:wn. - i Dost Toasties; served direct from puki(c with cream or milk; Win their way with young and old. “The Memory Lingers” Postum Cereal Company, Ltd Battle Creek, Michi; L L 5 2 2

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